Little Jeannie

great song and elton john rules.

No comments on this song? That's a pity. It's definitely my favorite Elton John song. The last part ("You stepped into my life from a bad dream / Making the life that I had seem / Suddenly shiny and new") really speaks to me. Beautiful song.

I see it as a man who knows a woman who's gone through a litany of bad relationships, guys taking advantage of her and making her a fool. The protagonist has always loved her but she had a thing for these bad guys. Finally she realizes that the protagonist of the song is someone who will treat her right and comes to him.

This causes extreme happiness for the protagonist and makes his life suddenly shiny and new.

Just guessing at the acrobat reference. He wants her to take a chance like a circus performer doing something dangerous without a net.

After 3 years later----i agree with jwo. This is a great song, and the beat!

the acrobat part of the song could mean to be an entertainer, a person who amuses you.. it's almost like saying "you're my star" or something.. that's how I felt. Because, beyond being just a lover, as he mentions in the following line, she's this person who makes him smile, who amuses him, who surprises him.. kind of like when people say that they'd like to have some one to love, but also that this person makes them laugh or something.. I don't know if it's too far fetched, but that's how I always felt about this line..

This is one of my favorite songs. I'm sure the acrobat reference refers to sex. Elton John and his writer may not admit it but it says I want you to be my acrobat, I want you to be my lover. I could be wrong, but you know I'm not.as monk would say. If you don't want to be dirty then when you hear it you could just cover your ears or and eyes and make believe that he really didn't say that,

Basically this is the common tale, about a good guy who is in love with a woman, who has a thing for bad guys, probably he's her best friend, therefore he knew all the sorrow that she has for these bad relationships, but this will never change, since she needs to find out what is wrong with her, and this is, a low self esteem, that's why she can stand abuse and humillation. The last part of the song, is almost like a prayer, he wants that she understand, what is wrong and change it, but this will never gonna happen. The whole song is claim, a wish, saddly love can't change people, they need to change by themselves. The song also has a hint about ages, little jeannie probably is a young woman around 20 years, the guy probably is an older guy 30 or 40 years old, someone who knows that Jeannie wants to be in love, but she can't even love herself, that's why he can't be with her, he wants a change on her perspective.

And I want you to be my acrobat (Its a claim about trusting each other, like acrobats in the circus, she can't fully trust on him, that's why they can't perfom the act of love),

i just dont understand the.. want you to be my acrobat line... i dont wanna know what goes on in that bed haha

Almost three years later --- I agree with DoubtFull. This was the first Elton John song I liked and it remains my favorite.

It's like "Tiny Dancer". A 'woman' he is love with. Not sure about the "acrobat" part...ok well I can use my imagination but let's say it doesn't mean that. K? K. One of his best songs as far as I am concerned.